What are you making or fixing this spring?

[Beekissed]

Joel, today I bought all the supplies needed to fix the rusty wheel wells on my CRV. $150 worth of DIY supplies and a step by step YT video are the things dream are made of. I'll take befores, durings and afters.

This is the vid I'm using...I like this guy, he's really good at explaining without taking too long to do so, he does a thorough job of it and is comprehensive in his explanations.

I've never done more than a few light putty jobs on bumpers and such, but not with an eye towards making them look right...just in making them legal and able to pass inspection. This time I want it to look good when I'm done as this is our go to car and I love it. We keep up maintenance on it religiously, just trying to extend the life of it as long as possible.

After this, I just may get me a little solder kit and fix the clock on this car too...found out how to do that on this make and model of car also.

I LOVE YouTube for this reason...all the things you'd never find out how to do in a local library, you can find out on YT.

 

[Joel_BC]

Joel, today I bought all the supplies needed to fix the rusty wheel wells on my CRV. $150 worth of DIY supplies and a step by step YT video are the things dream are made of. I'll take befores, durings and afters.

I look forward to those pics.

I've never done more than a few light putty jobs on bumpers and such, but not with an eye towards making them look right...just in making them legal and able to pass inspection. This time I want it to look good when I'm done as this is our go to car and I love it. We keep up maintenance on it religiously, just trying to extend the life of it as long as possible.

After this, I just may get me a little solder kit and fix the clock on this car too...found out how to do that on this make and model of car also.

Your get-in-and-do-it habit is impressive, Bee. You sure don't lack for elbow grease!

I LOVE YouTube for this reason...all the things you'd never find out how to do in a local library, you can find out on YT.

I'm with you there. And I just recalled that, years back, I started a thread (and bumped it a few times) about "learning styles"... Like directly from-from-a-person learning, book/magazine learning, silent observation, youtube or video, and more. The thred got a bunch of interesting replies.
https://www.sufficientself.com/threads/your-learning-style.12052/

 

[Beekissed]

Here ya go, Joel...my latest project.....

This is a little swing/glider I built from the legs of an old table and a wooden toddler bed frame we got at GW for $10. Other than paint and hardware, that's all that's in it. The frame has been sitting under my carport for a year, awaiting a new life and now it's got one. I modeled the design after an old glider we have in front of the garden as much as I could.

Got a few safety adjustments I want to make on it, but for now it's mostly finished.

Oh, and that color? Grandgirl said she wanted it pink. My son says it looks like Barbie puke, but she'll be pretty happy with it.

 

[milkmansdaughter]

@Beekissed i really like this. What a neat project! Perfect for little girls!

 

[Beekissed]

@Beekissed i really like this. What a neat project! Perfect for little girls!

I didn't want to build them a swing set yet, though I still may take this thing off the stand and hang it between two trees to make them a swing. It all depends on just how much they use it as a glider. If they don't, I'll turn it into a swing instead. We have two likely trees right next to their playhouse that would be perfect for holding a swing.

 

[sumi]

I LOVE those swing/gliders! How tricky are they to build?

 

[Beekissed]

I LOVE those swing/gliders! How tricky are they to build?

Not a bit. Just build a swing and then hang it from a stand. It was easier for me as I had this old glider swing as a model/pattern to look at.

 

[CrealCritter]

Here ya go, Joel...my latest project.....

This is a little swing/glider I built from the legs of an old table and a wooden toddler bed frame we got at GW for $10. Other than paint and hardware, that's all that's in it. The frame has been sitting under my carport for a year, awaiting a new life and now it's got one. I modeled the design after an old glider we have in front of the garden as much as I could.

Got a few safety adjustments I want to make on it, but for now it's mostly finished.

Oh, and that color? Grandgirl said she wanted it pink. My son says it looks like Barbie puke, but she'll be pretty happy with it.

Awesome work! Love it! And pink too - which is my favorite color. <--- I know it rather strange for a guy, but what can I say... at least I'm honest

 

[CrealCritter]

I'm building another commision of my EB2-4 (Electric Bass model 2 - 4 string) guitar out of black walnut. I'm about done with it, just need to do the wiring and final setup.

Then I'm going to fabricate a steel triple alternator bracket for the veggie hauler. Why??? Well beside the radio and amplifiers, I also want to put on a big electric winch, snow plow & a DC to AC inverter - so I can run electric power tools off the truck. Basically the veggie hauler will become a better work truck than it is now.

 

[framing fowl]

@Beekissed the glider looks great! The pink is fun.

@CrealCritter that looks like a work of art. Beautiful.